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10 Tips To Ace Flat Lay Photography Like A Professional Instagrammer

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One of the trendier but challenging to nail Instagram technique is the flay lay photography. Used frequently by influencers and popular online personalities, piecing together a flat lay serves as a helpful way for users to unabashedly flaunt one's treasures. Nonetheless, it still requires a set of skills to achieve this very photography technique! So here are 10 tips that will hopefully teach you how it is done:

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5. Ensure a good composition 

This takes a while to master. Every well-taken photograph results from cleverly composed shots and it takes a lot of practice to identify a good composition. The key to composition is balance. Whether or not you are going for the minimalistic look or you want to crowd the space to make it appear intense, commit to that idea so that the outcome will not be vague. Take note of any symmetry you might be able to work with and try your best to keep your lines clean. That does not mean everything has to be arranged to fit a ‘box’. It just means items that are meant to be horizontal are horizontal and so on. If you find it hard to be creative, go back to the basics with the rule of thirds – place your key subjects along the appropriate imaginary gridline.

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